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My “First 100 Days”

December 9, 2015by shalommorris 6 Comments

It’s now been over three months since I arrived in the UK and at Bevis Marks Synagogue. As you might expect, it’s taken some time to adjust to my new […]

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Rosh Hashanah – Britain, Bevis and the Blitz

September 13, 2015by shalommorris 2 Comments

This Rosh Hashanah British Jews will simultaneously celebrate a new year while they recall the horrors and heroics of the Blitz. September 15, 2015 is both the 75th anniversary of […]

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Musings, Torah

I Am Moving To London!

August 3, 2015by shalommorris 29 Comments

I’m thrilled to share with you that I’ve accepted an offer to become the rabbi of Bevis Marks Synagogue in London. Bevis Marks is the oldest synagogue in the UK, […]

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Musings, Travels

A Jewish Eulogy for Spock

March 2, 2015by shalommorris Leave a comment

The recent passing of Leonard Nimoy z’l occurred at a fitting time in the Jewish calendar. Nimoy played the iconic character Spock in the hit series Star Trek, the most […]

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Musings, Torah

Geopolitics and the ‘Spanish & Portuguese’ Diaspora

August 24, 2014by shalommorris 3 Comments

My understanding of the ‘Spanish and Portuguese’ Jewish diaspora is now far more nuanced, having recently visited the S&P communities of London, Amsterdam and Paris, coupled with my intimate familiarity […]

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Academics, Musings, Travels

Polonies Talmud Torah School – New York

May 1, 2014by shalommorris 1 Comment

The position of Educational Director at Shearith Israel (Manhattan, New York) includes a variety of responsibilities.  The aspect that I was most intrigued about when interviewing was that of Hebrew School principal. Prior to […]

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Musings, Travels

Hebrew School Curricula

March 26, 2014by shalommorris 1 Comment

I first realized how much can be accomplished at Hebrew School when I became principal of Shearith Israel’s ‘Polonies Talmud Torah School‘ five years ago.  I saw that it is possible to […]

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Musings

Purim and the Secret Esthers of Today

March 21, 2014by shalommorris 3 Comments

There is a custom on Purim to wear masks.  The origins of this practice likely lies in the Christian celebration of Carnival, and its calendrical proximity to Purim.  However, the […]

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Musings, Torah

Hebrew School Education

December 17, 2013by shalommorris 2 Comments

I love being a Hebrew school principal. In 2009, I became the principal of the Hebrew School of Congregation Shearith Israel, the Polonies Talmud Torah School (I’ll write more about […]

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Musings

Marranos/Conversos

November 14, 2013by shalommorris 8 Comments

As I am a rabbi at a synagogue called the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, I guess some people figured I was the ideal destination for Converso descendants, looking to reclaim […]

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